US rank #9972 Boys' name Peak 1925 59 births

Hansell — #9972 US boys' name

59 babies named Hansell in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s161940s61990s62010s52020s19
#9972
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Hansell was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

10 babies were named Hansell in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hansell

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Hansell between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hansell currently holds the #9972 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hansell performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hansell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hansell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hansell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hansell at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

59

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1925

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#9,972

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hansell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
10
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
4681012 202420232022201719911945192819251918 7

Hansell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
19 births that decade — 32% of Hansell's all-time total
1910s71920s161940s61990s62010s52020s19

Hansell by state

Where Hansell concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hansell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 10.2%
Georgia share of Hansell's total US births 10.2%

6 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hansell?
59 babies have been named Hansell since 1918. It currently ranks #9972 among boys. The peak year was 1925 with 10 births.
When was Hansell most popular?
Hansell was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Hansell most popular?
The top states for the name Hansell are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Hansell been used?
Hansell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hansell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hank, Hans, Hansel, Hanson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.